How the Medical Residency Shortage began, its unintended consequences, and what we have to do to FIX IT...

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Monday, January 30, 2017

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It is a classic case of
bureaucracy where the right hand does not know what the left hand is
doing.In 1997 the Federal Government’s
“Balanced Budget Act” put a freeze on Medicare reimbursement for medical
residency training slots.Yet, with a projected
doctor shortage of up to 90,000 physicians in the next decade, the number of
medical schools was INCREASED.What a surprise!The number of medical schools increased at
the same time as the number of required post-graduate training slots was REDUCED!This catastrophe has left more than 40,000
graduate doctors, over the last 5 years alone, with no where to go!!

These unmatched graduate doctors
fall into a “limbo” where they cannot complete their training.They cannot obtain a medical license without
a residency.They can’t even work as
Physician Assistants!Their school loans
are due, an average of $180,000, with no viable means of employment.They are in a real “Catch 22”.

And we, the American public, are
in for a real surprise as we age with the impending doctor shortage!

This blog is designed to educate
the public about this travesty.It is a
call to action to those who can help rectify this ongoing catastrophe.The voices who can help include:State and US Legislators, State and National
Medical Societies, US and Foreign medical school deans, Residency Directors,
Medical students, Physicians, Public Health Departments, and finally the MEDIA.

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My credentials are NOT in the Medical Field. I have a Masters in Education, taught in Special Education, and have tutored all ages to adulthood for the last 35 years
So how did I become interested in this topic of Medical Education? I have been on the sidelines of Medical Education for nearly 50 years. 3 members of my immediate family are doctors. I have watched the process of their educations from beginning to end. I have listened to the stories about medical residencies for at least 40 years. My husband is currently and has been either faculty or Program Director for OB/GYN residencies for over 25 years.
If you asked me whether my “passion” was Medical Education, I would have to answer “no”. My passion is in recognizing a series of events which have resulted in a grave injustice, the severe residency shortage, and telling the Nation what is happening. Someone needed to pull this whole situation together and get the real story “out there”! I am that person. I could not let this travesty go on without a fight!